2009 Croke Cup
{{Short description|Hurling competition}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
|name=2009 Croke Cup
|image=
|imagesize=
|caption=
|dates= 21 March – 13 April 2009
|teams= 5
|sponsor=
|champions= File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Thurles CBS
|count= 1
|champions captain= James Barry
|champions manager=
|runners-up= File:Colours of Cavan.svg Good Counsel College
|runners-up captain= Ian Duggan
|runners-up manager=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches= 4
|goals= 7
|points= 98
|top scorer= File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Michael O'Brien (2-07)
|previous year=2008
|previous tournament=2008 Croke Cup
|next year=2010
|next tournament= 2010 Croke Cup
}}
The 2009 Croke Cup was the 58th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 21 March to 13 April 2009.
De La Salle College Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Blackwater Community School in the Harty Cup quarter-final.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/supersub-purcell-fires-winner-in-de-la-salle-triumph/26440247.html|title=Supersub Purcell fires winner in De La Salle triumph|publisher=Irish Independent|date=21 April 2008|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20060765.html|title=De La Salle hold their nerve|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=21 April 2008|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://munster.gaa.ie/2009/01/2009-dr-harty-cup-hurling-quarter-final-results/|title=2009 Dr. Harty Cup Hurling Quarter-Final Results|publisher=Munster GAA website|date=21 January 2009|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}
The final was played on 13 April 2009 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles CBS and Good Counsel College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.{{cite web|url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/pres-athenry-defeats-kilkenny-cbs-croke-cup-hurling-semi-final/|title=Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final|publisher=Galway Bay FM|date=19 March 2018|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}} Thurles CBS won the match by 1–17 to 1–15 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/counsel-close-to-causing-upset/27704036.html|title=Counsel close to causing upset|publisher=Irish Independent|date=15 April 2009|access-date=26 June 2023|first=Brendan|last=Furlong}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/gaelic-games/175470/Determined-Thurles-CBS-chase-Croke-Cup.html|title=Determined Thurles CBS chase Croke Cup crown|publisher=Tipperary Live|date=27 March 2015|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}
Michael O'Brien was the top scorer with 2-07.
Results
=Quarter-final=
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| date = 21 March 2009
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Castlecomer Community School
| score = 2-09 - 1-09
| team2 = St Caimin's Community School
| report =
| goals1 = C Dwyer 1-3, D Dunne 1-1, C Maher 0-4, M Dwyer 0-1.
| goals2 = P Collins 0-4, T Crowe 1-0, A Cunningham 0-2, A Mulready 0-1, J Guilfoyle 0-1, K Lynch 0-1.
| stadium = MacDonagh Park
| referee = N Cosgrave (Tipperary)
}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 28 March 2009
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Good Counsel College
| score = 1-12 - 0-11
| team2 = Gort Community School
| report =
| goals1 = J Cassin 0-5, D Murphy 1-1, G Aylward 0-4, W Walsh 0-1, M Crowdle 0-1.
| goals2 = R Cummins 0-4, C Cooney 0-3, K Higgins 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1, J Regan 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Shíleáin
| referee = P Casey (Waterford)
}}
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| date = 28 March 2009
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Castlecomer Community School
| score = 0-09 - 1-16
| team2 = Thurles CBS
| report =
| goals1 = C Maher 0-4, T Breen 0-3, C Callinan 0-1, C Dwyer 0-1.
| goals2 = M O'Brien 1-2, K Morris 0-5, A McCormack 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, D Maher 0-1, D Butler 0-1, P Ralph 0-1.
| stadium = Nowlan Park
| referee = J Owens (Wexford)
}}
=Final=
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| date = 13 April 2009
| round = Final
| team1 = Thurles CBS
| score = 1-17 - 1-15
| team2 = Good Counsel College
| report =
| goals1 = M O'Brien (1-5), J O'Neill (0-3); D Fogarty (0-3), K Morris (0-3, 1 '65), D Butler (0-1), D Maher (0-1 free), J Meagher (0-1).
| goals2 = J Cassin (0-7, 5 frees, 1 '65), W Walsh (1-0), G Aylward (0-3, 1 free); M Crowdle (0-1), I Duggan (0-1), A Nolan (0-1), M O'Hanlon (0-1), D Murphy (0-1).
| stadium = Semple Stadium
| referee = A Kelly (Galway)
}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Michael O'Brien |align=center|2-07 |align=center|13 |align=center|2 |align=center|6.50 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|James Cassin |align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |align=center|2 |align=center|6.00 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|3
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |align=center|2 |align=center|4.00 |
| Canice Maher
|Castlecomer CS |align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |align=center|2 |align=center|4.00 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|5
|Castlecomer CS |align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |align=center|2 |align=center|3.50 |
| Ger Aylward
|Castlecomer CS |align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |align=center|2 |align=center|3.50 |